Ballot Question 3 Sparks Feeling Among Students

Ballot Question 3 seeks a repeal of protections for transgender people in the state. It's getting a lot of attention from younger people, many of whom aren’t yet old enough to vote.

We explore that here, as we hear from two seniors at Nauset Regional High School on either side of the issue. Then we speak with Lisa Brown, a teacher at the high school for nearly 20 years, to learn more about what students in general are thinking and saying about the question, and about the mid-term elections overall.

The group behind Question One is a labor union called the Massachusetts Nurses Association. They want hospitals to limit the number of patients nurses can take care of at a time – with the limits varying depending on the unit.

Advocates on both side of ballot Question 1 have pointed to California when making their cases for how voters should vote on November 6th. California was one of the first states to pass similar legislation, in 1999.

American Promise is a national organization based in Concord that's working to get states to support a twenty-eighth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment would reverse Citizens United, a 2010 Supreme Court decision that ruled political spending is a form of free speech. The decision also led to the rise of political funds, called Super PACs, that can spend infinite amounts of money on campaigns. And the corporations and unions that donate to Super PACs don't always have to disclose how much money they give.